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KaCrole Higgins was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. “In May 2020, I found a lump in my breast. I cried. By June, it was diagnosed as breast cancer, triple positive, stage 1A. While getting this cancer diagnosis was devastating, it also became an opportunity. Suddenly, the cancer gave me clarity. It gave me clarity about what was important, what was good in my life, what was toxic in my life, and what I needed to do.” Click below to read more of KaCrole’s story

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Clamping Down the Metabolic Pipeline to B Cells

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New research shows the nutritive needs of B cells are more flexible than previously thought, which could enable researchers to steer antibody production in the lymph nodes and spleen to better combat autoimmunity. Patients with high-risk diseases of the immune system, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus, could stand to benefit from the research findings. The study led by Mark Boothby, MD, and published in the Journal of Immunology, provides details regarding how murine B cells use different sugars as they mature into antibody-producing cells

https://discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2024/02/clamping-down-the-metabolic-pipeline-to-b-cells/
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Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Negative (HR+/HER2-) Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Have Received Endocrine Therapy

Breast

The goal of this clinical study is to see if sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (SG) can improve life
spans of people with HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer and their tumor does not grow or
spread when compared to current available standard treatments, such as paclitaxel,
nab-paclitaxel or capecitabine. The primary objective is to compare the effect of SG relative
to the treatment of physician's choice (TPC) on progression-free survival (PFS).
Breast
III
Reid, Sonya
NCT05840211
VICC-DTBRE23078

A Study of Dato-DXd With or Without Durvalumab Versus Investigator's Choice of Therapy in Patients With Stage I-III Triple-negative Breast Cancer Without Pathological Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Therapy (TROPION-Breast03)

Breast

This is a Phase III, randomized, open-label, 3-arm, multicenter, international study
assessing the efficacy and safety of Dato-DXd with or without durvalumab compared with ICT in
participants with stage I to III TNBC with residual invasive disease in the breast and/or
axillary lymph nodes at surgical resection following neoadjuvant systemic therapy.
Breast
III
Reid, Sonya
NCT05629585
VICC-DTBRE23074

Hormonal Therapy after Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab for the Treatment of Hormone Receptor Positive, HER2 Positive Breast Cancer, the ADEPT study

Breast

This phase II trial studies the effect of hormonal therapy given after (adjuvant) combination pertuzumab/trastuzumab in treating patients with hormone receptor positive, HER2 positive breast cancer. The drugs trastuzumab and pertuzumab are both monoclonal antibodies, which are disease-fighting proteins made by cloned immune cells. Estrogen can cause the growth of breast cancer cells. Hormonal therapy, such as letrozole, anastrozole, exemestane, and tamoxifen, block the use of estrogen by the tumor cells. Giving hormonal therapy after pertuzumab and trastuzumab may kill any remaining tumor cells in patients with breast cancer.
Breast
II
Abramson, Vandana
NCT04569747
VICCBRE2243

Open-Label Umbrella Study To Evaluate Safety And Efficacy Of Elacestrant In Various Combination In Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Breast

This is a multicenter, Phase 1b/2 trial. The phase 1b part of the trial aims to determine the
RP2D of elacestrant when administered in combination with alpelisib, everolimus, palbociclib,
and ribociclib. The Phase 2 part of the trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of the
various combinations in patients with ER+/HER2- advanced/metastatic breast cancer.
Breast
I/II
Rexer, Brent
NCT05563220
VICC-DTBRE23166P

Pembrolizumab versus Observation in Patients with Early Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer who had a Pathologic Complete Response after Chemotherapy plus Pembrolizumab, OptimICE-PCR Trial

Breast

This phase III trial compares the effect of continuation of treatment with pembrolizumab (usual approach) to observation only at preventing cancer from coming back in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who achieved a pathologic complete response after preoperative chemotherapy in combination with pembrolizumab. The usual approach for patients with early-stage TNBC who receive preoperative chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab is to continue to receive pembrolizumab for up to 27 weeks after surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial may help researchers determine if observation is as good as receiving pembrolizumab for 27 weeks after surgery in triple-negative breast cancer patients who achieved a pathologic complete response after preoperative treatment with chemotherapy and pembrolizumab.
Breast
III
Abramson, Vandana
NCT05812807
VICC-NTBRE23357